Faxing to other fax machines

[Flush]

I am running windows XP Home and 3Com 56K 90V modem.
I cannot send faxes to fax machines without a sending
error.
I can however send a fax to another PC based fax.
I can phone to my PC and the fax does answer.
I can phone out to my other land line and the phone does
ring.

What do I need to do to configure my system so I can fax
to stand alone fax machines and how do I do it?

Thank you

Ed Gusek

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Flush,

Have you tried multiple recieving machines or just one?
Have you updated the fax modem dirver set?

The fact that you are able to send to pc-based faxes, and are able to
receive indicates that the problem likely lies in the receiving end.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[cquirke (MVP Win9x)]

I am running windows XP Home and 3Com 56K 90V modem.
I cannot send faxes to fax machines without a sending
error.

Force outgoing fax speed to 9600bps - higher speeds are brittle, Tho
usually if this is the issue, you get the reverse mileage; fax to fax
machines OK, fax to PCs (left at max speed) fail.

I can however send a fax to another PC based fax.
I can phone to my PC and the fax does answer.
I can phone out to my other land line and the phone does
ring.

What do I need to do to configure my system so I can fax
to stand alone fax machines and how do I do it?

First of all, see if it's all fax machines or just one bad one. Fax
machines vary, and some can be pretty flaky. A fax machine that's out
of paper will also give errors.

Also, if the target machine is voice/fax, see if it works if forced to
fax only (or if user manually receives your call as a fax). In fax
only mode, the machine may volunteer a fax probe tone to get things
going; in voice/fax it may wait for yours, which will fail if it
doesn't recognise it or if your modem doesn't offer one.

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